Vito Favero is a former Italian

Italy

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 road racing cyclist. He was professional from 1956 to 1962. In the 1958 Tour de France

1958 Tour de France

The 1958 Tour de France was the 45th Tour de France, taking place June 26 to July 19, 1958. The total race distance was 24 stages over 4,319 km, at an average speed of 36.919 km/h....

, he finished second. The 1958 Tour de France has been compared to the 2006 Tour de France

2006 Tour de France

The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. It was won by Óscar Pereiro following the disqualification of apparent winner Floyd Landis....

: Both Charly Gaul

Charly Gaul

Charly Gaul was a professional cyclist. He was a national cyclo-cross champion, an accomplished time triallist and a better climber. His ability earned him the nickname of The Angel of the Mountains in the 1958 Tour de France, which he won with four stage victories...

 and Floyd Landis

Floyd Landis

Floyd Landis is an American retired cyclist who after initially being awarded victory in the 2006 Tour de France was stripped of his title for a doping offense. He was an all-around rider, with special skills in climbing and time-trialing, and is also known to be a very fast descender.Landis...

 were favourites halfway the Tour, both lost dramatically at a stage, but at a later stage made a great comeback, which put them close to the two leaders (Favero-Raphaël Géminiani

Raphael Geminiani

Raphaël Géminiani is a French former road bicycle racer. He had six podium finishes in the Grand Tours. He is one of four children of Italian immigrants who moved to Clermont-Ferrand. He worked in a cycle shop and started racing as a boy...

 and Óscar Pereiro-Carlos Sastre

Carlos Sastre

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, and the day before the last stage to Paris they overtook the two leaders in an individual time trial.

Major victories

1956

2nd place in 8th stage of Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

2nd place in the Tour of Europe

1957
1958

1958 Tour de France

1958 Tour de France

The 1958 Tour de France was the 45th Tour de France, taking place June 26 to July 19, 1958. The total race distance was 24 stages over 4,319 km, at an average speed of 36.919 km/h....

: 2nd place overall, 6 days in yellow jersey

Yellow jersey

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Winner in Geneva

1959

1959 Tour de France

1959 Tour de France

The 1959 Tour de France was the 46th Tour de France, taking place between 25 June and 18 July 1959. The race featured 120 riders, of which 65 finished. The Tour included 22 stages over 4,391 km, and the winner had an average speed of 35.474 km/h....

: did not finish, won stage 2

Paris–Nice: winner of stages 2 and 5B

Prix de Nantua

1960

2nd place in the Tour of Lazio.

1961

1961 Tour de France

1961 Tour de France

The 1961 Tour de France was the 48th running of the Tour de France. It meandered through France from 25 June to 16 July 1961. It consisted of 21 stages, a total of , which was ridden at an average speed of . Out of the 132 riders who started the tour, 72 managed to complete the tour's tough course...

: did not finish

2nd place in the Tour of Reggio Calabria.